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Observational Study
. 2022 Mar 15;22(1):88.
doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01842-1.

IRIS: Infection with RespIratory Syncytial Virus in infants-a prospective observational cohort study

Martin Wetzke  1   2   3 , Dominik Funken  1 , Mathias Lange  4 , Levente Bejo  5 , Sibylle Haid  6 , Joao G Tereno Monteiro  1   7 , Katharina Schütz  1 , Christine Happle  1   3   7 , Thomas F Schulz  7   8 , Jürgen Seidenberg  4 , Thomas Pietschmann  2   6   7 , Gesine Hansen  9   10   11
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Observational Study

IRIS: Infection with RespIratory Syncytial Virus in infants-a prospective observational cohort study

Martin Wetzke et al. BMC Pulm Med. .

Abstract

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Globally, RSV is responsible for approximately 3.2 million hospital admissions and about 60,000 in-hospital deaths per year.

Methods: Infection with RespIratory Syncytial Virus (IRIS) is an observational, multi-centre study enrolling infants with severe RSV infection and healthy controls. Inclusion criteria are age between 0 and 36 months and hospitalisation due to RSV infection at three German sites. Exclusion criteria are premature birth, congenital or acquired bronchopulmonary or cardiac diseases, and immunodeficiency. Healthy control probands are enrolled via recruitment of patients undergoing routine surgical procedures. Blood and respiratory specimens are collected upon admission, and RSV and other pathogens are analysed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Different biomaterials, including plasma, nasal lining fluid, blood cells, DNA, and RNA specimens, are sampled in a dedicated biobank. Detailed information on demographic characteristics and medical history is recorded, and comprehensive clinical data, including vital signs, medication, and interventions.

Discussion: The IRIS study aims to discover host and viral factors controlling RSV disease courses in infants. The approach including multi-omics characterisation in clinically well-characterized children with RSV bronchiolitis seeks to improve our understanding of the immune response against this virus. It may disclose novel diagnostic and treatment approaches for respiratory infections in infants.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04925310. Registered 01 October 2021-Retrospectively registered. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04925310?cond=NCT04925310&draw=2&rank=1.

Keywords: Bronchiolitis; Cohort study; Genetic susceptibility; Infants; Infection; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Toddlers.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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